• Zorque
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    13 hours ago

    Maybe if people actually showed the fuck up it might. But there’s so many “voting doesn’t do shit” people that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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      12 hours ago

      The way I see it, there are 3 choices.

      1. Vote (effectively). If you still have a glimmer of hope that things can be changed for the better, you need to be doing this. Job one is to keep republicans out of power, vote for whomever is going to beat them. Job 2 is to push Democrats further left in the primaries. Mamdani showed us that this can happen, reluctantly at first, but the party will respond to its voters. Key word there is “voters” if you don’t vote, they don’t know about you, and won’t give a fuck about you.

      2. Disruption. I can’t in good faith call for violence, but if you genuinely believe it is impossible to fix the system by voting, you need to be in the streets disrupting day to day operation of the system that oppresses you. Protest, strike, squat, whatever you gotta do, but you can’t do it halfway. If you aren’t literally ready to fight for your life then, this option isn’t for you.

      3. Do nothing. You can just sit around and bitch about things. Whatever happens is (almost) equally your fault as it is the people who voted for it. You’ll end up against the wall just like the other two groups, but it will take the nazis you left the door open for, a little bit longer to get around to you. I’ve got no respect for the people in this group, no one should TBH.

    • Mulligrubs
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      8 hours ago

      Do you really think “voting” will, for example, bring about real change, like universal healthcare?

      Over 70% of voters want universal healthcare, as polls have demonstrated for over THIRTY YEARS. It doesn’t matter.

      Think of voting as participating in a poll or something, like voting for your favorite “American Idol”.

      It won’t actually change the show, it’s just part of the entertainment.

    • Jhex
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      13 hours ago

      you are not wrong… but I was referring to the pedo president sabotagging elections… if he is OK comitting the country to war to cover his past crimes, cancelling elections would be a walk in the park